1 Samuel 31:1-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Death of Saul and His Sons
31 The Philistines fought against Israel,(A) and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.(B) 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3 When the battle intensified against Saul,(C) the archers found him and severely wounded him.[a] 4 Then Saul said to his armour-bearer,(D) ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men(E) will come and run me through and torture me! ’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.(F) 5 When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.
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- 31:3 LXX reads and he was wounded under the ribs
1 Chronicles 10:1-6
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Death of Saul and His Sons
10 The Philistines(A) fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him. 4 Then Saul said to his armour-bearer, ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died – his whole house died together.
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